Naming body parts

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 5 minutes

Read together

Here is your nose. Here are your eyes.

Touch your toes. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!

Do it

1. Sit face to face. Touch your own nose and say “nose”. Gently touch your child's nose and say it again.
2. Do the same for eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet and tummy. Wait for a smile or a sound.
3. Sing a body song you know, such as “Head, shoulders, knees and toes”, touching each part as you sing.
4. Slow it down for the youngest, and speed it up for a giggle.

Talk about it

• Which part does your child touch first?
• Can they find their own nose?

For the grown-up

Naming body parts is one of the first sets of words children learn. Touch is gentle and respectful. It also helps children learn that their body is their own.

Mark as done

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This is a play and practice activity with no factual claims to source.

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.